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» 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 14,1990 Preparing for Disaster From Page One bledick Rd., runs parallel to the railroad railroad and therefore may not be usable in the event of a rail disaster. In his letter, Mr. Trotman suggested suggested the possibility of evacuating the area by means of a new road which would extend from the eastern end of the Wilmot Creek development, linking linking with Mill St. in Newcastle Village. He suggested that in view of development development occurring in the area, such an east/west route may become necessary to serve areas in addition to Wilmot Creek. At Monday's meeting of Town Coun cil, Mr. Trotman's letter was referred to Staff Sergeant Mairs of the Durham Regional Police 16 Division for further information. Town Council has asked to be advised of his reply. In addition to seeking information on evacuation plans, related to the railway, the residents of the Wilmot Creek development are meeting with Ontario Hydro to discuss an evacuation evacuation plan which would be put into effect effect in the event of a disaster at Darlington. Darlington. A representative from Hydro will soon be addressing the homeowners' homeowners' association on this topic. Library Board Feeling Pinch of Funding Cuts Provincial government - belttightening belttightening is bad news to the local Library. Library. Board. The Ministry of Culture and Communications Communications has announced that provincial provincial grants to public libraries in Ontario Ontario this year will be based on 1988 household figures. As a result, the Newcastle Public Library Board has some concerns about now the announcement will effect effect this municipality. Barbara Baker, Secretary- Treasurer of the' Library Board and Director of the Newcastle Public Library Library said the ministry's announcement announcement will have a greater impact here than in some other municipalities. Over the past two years the Town has experienced substantial growth and the library, Ms Baker said, is "already "already stretching" to meet the demands. demands. On behalf of the Board, Ms Baker wrote to the Minister of Culture and Communications expressing the Board's disappointment in the announcement. announcement. "Notwithstanding the overall amount available for provincial public library grants, the 1990 formula adopted by your Ministry requires those library boards already facing the G reatest strain on their resources to eal with more of the impact of funding funding restraint. That is disheartening," the letter read. "The Board wants to make their reaction reaction known to the Minister," Ms Baker told The Statesman. "If you do nothing then they assume you don't care and we certainly do care, this year and in the future." The Newcastle Library Board can expect to receive the same amount in transfer payments from the province as it did last year, plus an additional four percent. Ms Baker said the Board is also concerned about the timing of this recent recent announcement. The decision on the grants was released released six weeks later than the announcement announcement of municipal transfer payment. payment. She said these two announcements have to happen at the same time or it causes some problems. She explained that the Library Board had already presented their budget to the Town when it learned how much they would receive in provincial provincial grants. Library boards learned of the funding funding change on January 24. Newcastle Council Briefs A million-dollar reconstruction reconstruction of Highway Two, in east Bowmanville will be taking place in the next few years. . In a letter to Town Council Council on Monday, officials with the Ministry of Transportation Transportation said that the Ministry has budgeted $90,000 for LOOK and FEEL YOUNGER Enjoy a relaxing ~ .. facial by LASER,' ONLY $30.00 Stimulating & Rejuvenating effects REDUCE WRINKLES by stimulating the cells to produce collagen & elastin EXCELLENT THERAPY for acne, dry and troublesome skin. WEDDING DAY SPECIALS for the Bride to Be SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS ONLY For more information please call LASER YOR FUTURE 987-4428 the project in 1990-1991. An ■amount of $1 million has been anticipated for carryover carryover in the next year. The work includes widening, widening, bridge widening and intersection intersection improvements on King St. (Highway Two) from Mearns Ave. easterly. Donor Awareness , Newcastle \ Council. has proclaimed the week of April 21 to April 29 as Organ Donor Donor Awareness Week. In a letter to Monday's meeting of Newcastle Council, Council, the Multiple Organ Retrieval Retrieval and Exchange Pro-: gram of Ontario noted that this week has been designated designated across North America. The group also received permission to distribute pamphlets pertaining to organ organ donations in the pay- cheques of municipal employees. employees. Harness Racing Newcastle Council has approved arrangements for harness racing at the Durham Durham Central Agricultural Society's Orono Fair. In a letter to Council, the Fair Board requested permission permission to hold pari-mutuel betting in the afternoon races races on Sunday, September 9. Council agreed to endorse this annual event and will pass the required by-laws. This year's Orono Fair will be held September 6 to 9. The chairman of Durham Region planning committee has called for a study of the Ganaraska Watershed. Newcastle Mayor Marie Hubbard said there are some faults with the Official Plan that may not totally protect the area. She stated that studies of the headwaters are needed to help with decisions on development. development. The studies would serve as benchmarks in determining future activity activity in the headwaters area. "If we want to talk about the environment, let's put our money where our mouth is," the chairman said, by completing studies. Members of Durham Regional Regional Council last week approved approved the planning committee's committee's reply to a report released by a provincial environmental environmental assessment advisory advisory committee. Last September, at the request of the Save the Ganaraska Ganaraska Again committee (SAGA), the Minister of the .Environment asked the advisory advisory committee to conduct a review of the existing planning process for the Ganaraska watershed. The results of the report were released in January and interested parties were asked to submit a reply to the minister before he would make any recommendations. Members of Regional Council approved that reply last week. Katherine Guselle, chairperson chairperson of SAGA said there were many aspects of the Region's reply SAGA supported. supported. She endorsed the Region's Region's support of baseline studies for the Ganaraska watershed and agreed that financial support for such studies should come from the Province. The suggestion that the Province should issue a policy policy statement for the Ganaraska Ganaraska headwaters area was another statement that had SAGA's support. "Most strongly of all, we support the endorsement of the need to improve evaluation evaluation of cumulative environ mental impacts from development development proposals within the Oak Ridges Moraine," she said. Ms Guselle reminded councillors that the Oak Ridges Moraine is "the water water tank for Southern Ontario." Ontario." "Its gravelly composition filters the soils that trap the water underneath, and this becomes a water recharge area," she said. Paving directs the rainfall rainfall away from the soil and into gullies and rivers and "diminish our groundwater." "We don't know how much of this development the Moraine will sustain, so we'd better take all possible precautions now before it is too late," she said. Mayor. Hubbard said as planning chairman she believes believes it is time to make a move to approach the Province Province for funding for these studies. The concern about the Ganaraska'and Oak Ridges Moraine, qryp.ted over a year Ago when application was Àibmittàd'Tor 14 estate residential residential lots in the area. Mayor Hubbard said the 14 lots would be "a toe in the door." "If they are only looked at in isolation, we'll never get to looking at the whole thing and the effect on the envi- ronment," she added. CORRECTION NOTICE Due to a print error in today's today's (this week's) Shoppers Shoppers Drug Mart flyer, on page 4 Kotex Lightdays Pantyliners 48's are advertised advertised at $2.79 pkg. This should have read $4.49 pkg. Shoppers Drug Mart apologizes for any inconvenience inconvenience this may have caused our customers. « SHOPPERS A DRUG MART Read All About It! In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian Statesman keeps you informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials in your community. Subscription Order Form Name: Address:, New □ or Renewal LJ Postal Code Telephone No.. 12 months-$ZO.OO 6months-$U.OO Foreign-$60.00 Please pay by cheque, VISA, Mastercard, or money order. VISA/MG Number Expity Date Please clip out and return tills form with your payment 1 - EJjt Canadian Statesman P.O. Box 100, 62 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario, L10 3K0 683-3303 Your Community Newspaper Since 1854 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSING TAKE NOTICE THAT tho Council of the Corporation of the Town of Nowcastlo, at tho mooting to be held in tho council Chambers, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, on Monday, April 30, 1990, at tho hour ol 7:00 p.m., propose to pass a by-law to stop-up and closo and to authorize tho salo of parts of the unopened unopened road allowanco(s) described as Porter Stroot, former Town of Bowmanvillo, now In tho Town of Nowcastlo, according to Porter Porter and Bradshaw Plan, more particularly described as Parts 1 and 3 on Plan 10R-3640, and doscribod as follows: ALL AND SINGULAR THAT certain parcel and tract of land and promlsos, lying and being In tho Town of Nowcastlo, In tho Regional Regional Municipality of Durham, Provlnco of Ontario, and bolng composed of tho unopened road allowance doscribod as Part of Portor Stroot, bolng part of Lot 9, Concession 2, formerly tho Town of Bowmanvillo more spocilicolly doscribod as Paris 1 and 3 on Plan 10R-3640, deposited In tho Lend Roglstry Office for tho Registry Division of Nowcastlo (No. 10) on March 7,1990. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT before passing tho said by-law, Council or a Committee of Council shall hoar In person, or by Ills Counsol, Solicitor or Agont, any person who claims that his land will bo prejudicially nlfoctod by this by-law, and who applies to bo hoard. Dntod at tho Town of Nowcastlo, tho Olh day of March, 1090. ||||# Patti L. Bnirlo, A.M.C.T. (A) Town Clotk 40 Tompornnco Stroot Bowmanvillo, Ontario L1C3AG Dolor, of Publication: March 14,1000 March 21,1000 March 50,1000 April 4,1000 P.C. Hopefuls Attend Meeting of Local Tory Supporters OSHAWA -- Last Tuesday at the Cloverleaf Motel, on Toronto Street in Oshawa, an armed male was forcibly forcibly confining an adult female, Durham Regional Police Police report. Uniform officers and the police tactical unit cordoned off the immediate area while a police negotiator contacted the accused by telephone. Police say after half an hour of negotiations the accused surrendered surrendered peacefully and a pellet handgun and ammunition ammunition were seized. The victim was released unharmed and police say the incident was the result of a domestic domestic situation. WHITBY -- Whitby town council is in favor of provincial provincial reforms on charitable gaming and they also want the province to develop rules on determining what groups are eligible to run the games. One councillor said the town clerk had been placed in a difficult position position on numerous occasions in the past because the province doesn't provide strong guidelines on who should or shouldn't receive a licence from the town to rim a game. OSHAWA -- An Oshawa firefighter saved his two year old grandson after he nearly drowned in a creek in Oshawa on Sunday. The boy had been face down in the creek for almost five minutes when Rick Newman pulled him out of the water and successfully administered administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The boy was taken to Oshawa General Hospital with a body temperature temperature 10 degrees below normal. By the evening his temperature had returned to normal and he was on the road to recovery Study Requested for Watershed of Ganny Two leadership candidates for the provincial Progressive Progressive Conservative Party were guests at a meeting of the Darlington Progressive Conservative Association Association last Monday, March 5. Dianne Cunningham (left) is shown here alongside Association President June Smith and Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz; Sam is holding a Soviet-Bloc pepsi bottle which is a recent memento of his trip to Lithuania as an observer in their elections. Leadership contender Mike Harris, à former Minister of Natural Resources and Energy, also attended the meeting which took place at The Acres Restaurant. The provincial leadership vote is May.12. -rt Heritage Week Planned for May The Town of Newcastle's second annual Heritage Week celebration gets under way May 26. A downtown parade in Bowmanville will kick off the week of celebrations which are dèsigned to encompass encompass communities across the municipality. Bruce Wood, chairman of this year's parade commit tee, said that the parade is slated to commence at 11 a.m. Forty to fifty floats and other entries are expected and prizes will be awarded in five different categories. One of the highlights of the procession will be an appearance appearance by a contingent from the Oshawa Generals hockey team. There will be awards pre sented to the best commercial commercial float; best service club/ volunteer entry; best band; best marching unit; and best clowns. After the parade, there will be a barbeque downtown downtown and the presentation of prizes. Opening ceremonies for Heritage Week will take place at the Town Hall in Bowmanville at 10 a.m. and the winners of the Volunteer of the Year Award will be announced at this time. ' Mr. Wood said that the parade committee is currently currently looking for parade entries. entries. If you wish to enter the parade or receive further information, please call 434- 4522. I' O in y_j H < a 01 $A iVo - LIMITED TIME OF ► NORMAS INCLUOf D ► FABRICS HOT INCLU.OCD : SUN WORTH Y WALLCOVERINGS UP TO 1/2 PRICE SAVINGS ON IN-STOCK WALLPAPERS ,nd BORDERS OFF BOOK PRICE It's not expensive! It's Ideal I ideal | paints Save up to $5.00 4I SPRING SALE #3600 Pqp LATEX CEILING PAINT ** #5000 LATEX SEMI GLOSS #4100 LATEX EGGSHELL FINISH95 4 I #6000 ALKYD SEMI GLOSS • most colours 15 $23 95 24 4l $26 95 4 I 30* WflLLPfIPER BOOK ORDERS * BOOK PRICE FABRIC NOT INCLUDED SEE OUR NEW PICKLING STfilNS! 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